Thursday, July 3

Cultural Affairs Commission cancels events through end of academic year

The Cultural Affairs Commission announced it was canceling its events for the rest of the academic year. The Undergraduate Students Association Council office, led by Cultural Affairs Commissioner Alicia Verdugo, released a statement on Instagram Monday morning, citing the violence in Palestine, Congo, Haiti and Sudan, as well as “white supremacist attacks and police brutality” participants of the UCLA Palestine solidarity encampment faced, as the reasons for canceling the events. Read more...

Photo: Attendees watch and dance to singer and saxophonist Braxton Cook’s set at the 2022 JazzReggae Festival. The Cultural Affairs Commission canceled its events, including the JazzReggae festival, for the rest of the academic year. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Elections board temporarily suspends general representative candidate’s campaign

The USA Elections Board temporarily suspended general representative candidate Vikas Sundar’s campaign Tuesday morning. Sundar, a second-year statistics and data science student, is running to be one of three general representatives who will be elected via a multimember, ranked-choice voting system. Read more...

Photo: Kerckhoff Hall, where the Undergraduate Students Association Council offices are hosted, is shown. The USA Elections Board sanctioned a candidate for general representative due to campaign rule violations Tuesday. (Paco Bacalski/Daily Bruin senior staff)


USAC general representative candidate allegedly suggested destruction of encampment

In a recording sent to a UCLA political science students’ GroupMe, a person claiming to be a candidate for the Undergraduate Students Association Council suggested bulldozing the Palestine solidarity encampment and shooting its participants. Read more...

Photo: Kerckhoff Hall, where the Undergraduate Students Association Council offices are hosted, is pictured.(Daily Bruin file photo)





USAC 2024-2025 Candidate Debates: Student Wellness commissioner

Two candidates for the Undergraduate Students Association Council Student Wellness commissioner attended a debate Thursday. The Elections Board and the Daily Bruin co-hosted a series of debates between candidates in the upcoming USAC election. Read more...

Photo: Kerckhoff Hall is pictured. Debates for general representative took place over Zoom on Wednesday and Thursday evening. (Daily Bruin file photo)



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